28.02.2013 Views

Handbook of Turbomachinery Second Edition Revised - Ventech!

Handbook of Turbomachinery Second Edition Revised - Ventech!

Handbook of Turbomachinery Second Edition Revised - Ventech!

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Figure 7 Boundary layers and wakes formed by cascade elements. (a) Sketch <strong>of</strong><br />

boundary layers and wakes, (b) velocity distribution along A-A, (c) total-pressure<br />

distribution along B-B, (d) total-pressure distribution along C-C.<br />

Observe from Fig. 8that boundary layers also form along the outer<br />

casing and the hub. Although these boundary layers also represent losses,<br />

their principal effect is to block part <strong>of</strong> the flow area.<br />

As previously noted, Eq. (11) is not strictly applicable when there are<br />

significant radial components <strong>of</strong> velocity (Dean and Senoco [11]). It can be<br />

Copyright © 2003 Marcel Dekker, Inc.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!